Using Windows 7, how do I run CHKDSK?

Anonymous
2011-02-27T02:35:59+00:00

I've searched throughout the Control Panel and it's submenus and options but can find no means to initiate a scan for disk errors!

I did find chkdsk.exe in the Windows\System32 folder but when I double click it, the only response is a flash of the DOS {black, command prompt} screen! Is that the correct response?!

Is there no way to run [schedule] a scan disk [for errors] as there has been in earlier versions of Windows?!

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Anonymous
2011-02-27T17:52:55+00:00

It's done the same way in Windows 7 as it was in earlier versions of Windows:

  1. Open the "Computer" window
  2. Right-click on the drive in question
  3. Select the "Tools" tab
  4. In the Error-checking area, click <Check Now>.

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    2012-03-01T15:46:52+00:00

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-02-28T23:32:16+00:00

    Did the safe boot, minimal and Disk Scan is running now. Do I have to do that every time I want to run disk scan or will disk scan fix it? Or is there something else I have to do? And does disk scan fix corrupted registry. I like to run disk scan when I install or uninstall programs in computer.

    Thanks

    Penny Pombert

    ******@telus.net

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-02-20T18:44:05+00:00

    Not a very good answer, on 2 counts. 1) You left out a step after 2...to click 'Properties' and 2) because you can't  'Check Now' a disk that 's in use.

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